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UofT Campus Community Uniting for Holiday Solidarity Rally

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workers and students from across the University of Toronto campuses will come together for a Holiday Solidarity Rally in front of Simcoe Hall at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 18.

The historic rally will see members of the university’s academic union, CUPE 3902, its maintenance and custodial union, CUPE 3261, and library workers represented by CUPE 1230 and students together.

Together, the three locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees will voice their wish for respect, dignity and a living wage for University of Toronto workers.

Collectively, the three locals represent some 8,000 workers who are in negotiations with the University. They include caretakers, food service workers, library staff, student casuals, postdocs, teaching assistants, contract and sessional instructors, and many others.

All three CUPE locals have filed for conciliation.

Highlights include a performance by the CUPE 3902 Labour Choir, and workers and students delivering their holiday wishes to the University’s Governing Council.

WHO: CUPE locals 3902, 3261 and 1230
WHAT: Holiday Solidarity Rally
WHEN: 3-4:30 p.m., Monday, December 18
WHERE: Simcoe Hall, King’s College Circle, University of Toronto.

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Craig Saunders, CUPE Communications, 416-576-7316

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Contacts

Craig Saunders, CUPE Communications, 416-576-7316

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